Editor’s note: This article is a follow-up to "Could Your Septic Job Make You Sick?" It is also related to "The Problem With Medications and Septic Systems."
We have all heard of the risk of secondhand smoke — but what about secondhand chemo? The drugs used in some forms of chemotherapy are called cytotoxins. Cytotoxic drugs can be used to destroy tumors, boost the outcomes of surgery or radiotherapy, reduce metastases and alleviate cancer symptoms. Cytotoxins can cause serious illness and even cancer in anyone who comes in contact with the bodily fluids of someone undergoing chemotherapy.To date 27 chemotherapy drugs, of the
